#51DAE6#51DAE6
#51DAE6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.117 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51DAE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 218, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 75%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 65%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.52, -32.95, -16.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.52, 36.99, 207.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.94% -0.1077 -0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.94% 0.117 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7415, 57.6006, 83.7130) |
| Luminance | 0.5760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.41
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 4.84
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.46
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.51
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.56
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51DAE6 #E65D51
analogous
#51E6A7 #51DAE6 #518FE6
triadic
#51DAE6 #E651DA #DAE651
tetradic
#51DAE6 #A751E6 #E65D51 #8FE651
square
#51DAE6 #A751E6 #E65D51 #8FE651
split-complementary
#51DAE6 #E6518F #E6A751
monochromatic
#189AA5 #1FCBDA #51DAE6 #87E5EE #BCF1F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#51DAE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.52
#51DAE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51DAE6
12.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51DAE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51DAE6 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.52 | 12.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAD1E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3C1E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51dae6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 218, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.117 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e6ed',
500: '#51dae6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51dae6; $custom-light: #93e6ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51dae6",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 218,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.832,
"s": 74.874,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81944,
"c": 0.11739,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.57605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51DAE6
secondary
#A73D34
accent
#1F0ED7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1616
muted
#7F8484